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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182739 | Process for producing concentric-circular-gradient functional material for biogenic use and apparatus for producing the same A concentric-circular-gradient functional material for biogenic use is produced using first, second, third and forth cylindrical partitions, and a cylindrical dice which are concentrically stood on a supporting stand. Ti powder (A) fills the first cylindrical partit... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8168430 | Method for preparation of hepatocyte using ES cell This invention relates to an agent for promoting differentiation of an ES cell, preferably an agent for promoting differentiation of an ES cell into a hepatocyte or a prophylactic agent for teratoma, comprising uPA. Furthermore this invention relates to a method of ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8146532 | Automatic milking apparatus for laboratory animals An automatic milking apparatus for laboratory animals that can facilitate and stabilize the positioning of a teat cup 20 is provided for full automation of a milking operation. An end of a first milk tube 12 attached to a teat cup 20 for laborat... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8071842 | Method of constructing novel higher plant and method of promoting the growth of higher plant The present invention provides a method of producing a higher plant having cytochrome c6 in the thylakoid space of chloroplast, which is characterized in that it comprises introducing a gene encoding a fused protein formed by adding a signal peptide consi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8064569 | X-ray CT imaging apparatus and imaging control method therefor An X-ray CT imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generating section, an X-ray image capturing section, a supporting section, a holding section, a rotation driving section, and an X-ray controlling section, wherein the X-ray generating section generates an X-ray cone ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058231 | Transcriptional regulation of high affinity IgE receptor γ-chain Transcriptional regulatory regions and transcriptional regulatory factors for the human high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI) γ-chain gene are specified and are targets for the development of transcriptional regulatory agents for the FcεRI γ-chain gene. The followi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043812 | Method of detecting primer set for the detection and kit for the detection A method of detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is characterized in that it comprises amplifying a lytA gene derived from S. pneumoniae using a LAMP primer set comprising at least one primer having a nucleotide sequence that is identical to or co... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8030342 | Dendritic polyamidoamine phthalocyanine derivative The present invention is directed to a dendritic polyamidoamine phthalocyanine derivative which is useful as, for example, a fluorescent material or a photodynamic therapeutic drug for cancer. The derivative is represented by the following formula (1): | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017336 | Method of examining zinc-deficient taste disturbance by determining expression level of taste receptor genes The present invention provides: a method for testing zinc deficiency dysgeusia, which is characterized in that it comprises correlating the expression levels of a gene encoding a gustatory receptor belonging to the THTR family and a gene encoding a gustatory recepto... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017334 | Method for testing dysgeusia or stress by comparing expression patterns of taste receptor genes A method for testing dysgeusia, which is characterized in that it comprises amplifying at least a portion of a gene encoding a taste receptor belonging to the THTR family and a gene encoding a taste receptor belonging to the T2R family collected from a sample derive... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7970883 | Communication network designing method, communication designing apparatus, and recording medium The present invention is to provide a communication network designing method based on an actual condition of social network structured on a communication network, a communication network designing program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968713 | Method of synthesizing quinoxaline derivative by microwave irradiation There is disclosed a method of synthesizing a quinoxaline derivative in which toxicity, corrosiveness and permeation are low and which is excellent in safety and which attains a reduced reaction time, a greatly improved yield and excellent economical efficiency. The... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7961813 | Multi-value modulation/demodulation method and multi-value modulation/demodulation device N (integer equal to or above 3) quaternary phase shift keying (QPSK) outputs having different amplitude levels, i.e., r2=r1×2−(i−1), i=2 . . . N with respect to a maximum amplitude level r1 are superposed after power amplification to form M(=22N... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7934928 | Implanter An implanter is provided, which enables rebuilding of an interdental papilla with a simple method. An implanter 1 is made up of a T-shaped steel member as a main body. The lateral side portions centering a web portion 2 in a flange portion 3 are... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7888516 | TGF-β gene expression inhibitor A TGF-β gene expression inhibitor containing a pyrrole-immidazole polyamide comprising an N-methylpyrrole unit (hereinafter also referred to as Py), an N-methylimidazole unit (hereinafter also referred to as Im) and a γ-aminobutyric acid unit which can be folded i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888014 | Method of detecting type b, primer set and kit for the use in the method The present invention provides a method of detecting Haemophilus influenzae, which enables accurate and rapid detection of H. influenzae, a primer set for detecting H. influenzae, and a kit for detecting H. influenzae. Nucleic acid amplif... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883477 | Human body backbone measuring/displaying system A human spinal column measuring and displaying system includes a spinal column measuring apparatus capable of measuring bending or a circumflex (twist) angle of the spinal column of the human body as a detaching amount measuring data from a reference value, an input... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7854568 | Diving equipment Diving equipment easily operable by disabled persons, aged persons, etc. and wearable by oneself. The diving equipment such as buoyancy controlling device (BCD) has the function to hold a tank on the shoulder of a wearer and the function as a life jacket providing b... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7834525 | Thin film piezoelectric transformer and method of manufacturing the same A silicon substrate is trimmed in an area at the top and rear surfaces at the center, and a piezoelectric vibrator is disposed therein. As shown in a top view of FIG. 1, the piezoelectric vibrator is supported by a silicon peripheral portion provided on the p... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7807844 | TGF-β gene expression inhibitor A TGF-β gene expression inhibitor containing a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide having N-methylimidazole unit (hereinafter also referred to as Py), N-methylimidazole unit (hereinafter also referred to as Im) and γ-aminobutyrate unit which can be holded into an U-shaped... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7752917 | Fatigue life estimating method for spot welded structure A fatigue life estimating method for a spot welded structure is provided comprising the steps of providing a shell model of a spot welded structure for a finite element method analyzing process, calculating the nominal structural stress on a nugget as the center of ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7743493 | Method for manufacturing a ceramic electronic component A photo-resist of a dry film patterned to form opening portions and non-opening portions is provided on a release film. An electrically conductive paste is applied by a doctor blade and thereafter is dried. Then, the release film of the dry film is removed and there... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7705284 | High-speed single-photon detector in telecommunication wavelength band In order to operate a single photon detector in communication wavelength band at a high speed, a DC bias voltage 2 lower than the breakdown voltage is applied to an InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode (APD) 1. A 500 MHz sine wave gating signal 3 is ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7672196 | Sound source localizing apparatus and method A sound source localizer is provided which includes a receiver (41) composed of a plurality of highly versatile microphones (10) each having a predetermined directivity D, a data base (12) which is to calculate a difference in directional sensit... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7648470 | Elasticity measuring device for biological tissue We disclose an elasticity-measuring device which can be inserted into a canal part of living body and which is capable of quantitatively measuring the elasticity of the biological tissue of inner side of canal part. The device consists of a probe base (5) and... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7621935 | Wire for inserting into biological duct A wire for insertion into intravital tracts applicable even to small-diameter tracts while securing the stream in the tract is to be provided. A capture filter 2 is disposed at the tip of a principal wire 1 consisting of steel filaments. The capture fi... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7615014 | Device for measuring elastic properties of tissue A device for measuring elastic properties, comprising a long bar-like probe base (42) and probes (50a, 50c) fitted to the probe base (42) driven as to be pressed against and withdrawn from a living body tissue. The probes ar... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7583383 | Biological property check device using light A biological property check device includes a plurality of probes (20) each having a light emitting element (26) for applying light to a biological tissue and a light reception element (28) for detecting the reflected light. Each probe (20 | 09/01/2009 |
| 7570734 | Method and apparatus for X-ray image correction In an X-ray computerized tomography scanner, a correction phantom embedding an X-ray absorbing object is put on or around a non-vertical rotary axis between an X-ray source and a two-dimensional X-ray detector, and two dimensional imaging data of the phantom is acqu... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565841 | Operating frequency selection method for hardness measurement system, operating frequency selection apparatus, and hardness measurement system In a hardness measurement system, selecting an operating frequency is facilitated by using a phase shift circuit. A hardness sensor is connected to an operating frequency selection apparatus and in a free end state the amplitude versus frequency characteristic is ac... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7555893 | Aircraft propulsion system To provide an aircraft propulsion system which can secure the optimum thrust and thrust vector for flight conditions, as well as the optimum sectional area for the engine, and which is highly compatible with the environment. An electrical generator is coupled... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552850 | Clothes holding device The present invention provides a clothes holding device which is easily assembled (formed) as a clothes holding device (for example, a hanger), which is compact, which has an interior function for use as an interior material. The device includes a plate member havin... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7550577 | Regulation of expression of high-affinity immunoglobulin E (IgE) receptor β-chain The present invention provides a polynucleotide comprising all or a part of the nucleotide sequence identified as SEQ ID NO:1 that regulates transcription of the human high-affinity IgE receptor (FcεFI) β-chain gene, and a method for regulating transcription of th... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7537228 | Monocycle A monocycle, includes a wheel, a pedal, a frame portion, a saddle portion, a handle portion, and a braking unit. The wheel includes a rim having a tire, an axle arranged at a center portion of the rim, and a connecting piece for connecting the rim and the axle. The ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7534105 | Occludator, face bow, occlusion-confirming system and temporomandibular joint-reproducing system It is intended to provide an occludator whereby joint movements at occlusion being similar to the actual tempromandibular joint movements of an individual patient or ideal movements can be reproduced, and a face bow to be used for the occludator. To achieve this obj... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7517655 | Protein capable of deposition onto extracellular matrix The present invention provides the following partial fragment (a) or (b) of developmentally regulated endothelial cell locus-1 (Del-1) protein: (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, 12, 18 or 24; or (b) a protein which ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7462478 | Polynucleotide encoding 2-hydroxyisoflavanone dehydratase and application of the same 2-Hydroxyisoflavanone dehydratase substantially having the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 is isolated from licorice. Further, a polynucleotide encoding 2-hydroxyisoflavanone dehydratase of the SEQ ID NO: 2 is obtained. Furthermore, the amino acid se... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460700 | Image processing method and computer-readable recording medium containing image processing program An image processing method which corrects a 3-dimensional CT data value obtained from a 3-dimensional object is provided. The image processing method comprises: a threshold setting step of setting a threshold value used for generating a correction value from the 3-d... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7431953 | Skin preparation for external use containing frass as the active ingredient It is an object of the present invention to provide anti-allergic agents, skin creams, dermatitis-blocking agents, pollinosis-alleviating agents, and bath agents that serve as antipruritics derived from natural products and that prevent, alleviate and treat various ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423405 | Electromagnetic rotating machine In order to obtain an electromagnetic rotating machine of lightweight and high energy efficiency, which produces big torque for rotating a large-diameter fan, a coil A and coil B as excitation coils are disposed on an inner peripheral surface of a fan casing so as t... | 09/09/2008 |
